HYPILENE 



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HYPOLEPIS 



Amer. 1759. 

 i. July. N. Amer. 



H. japo'nicum (Japanese), i. July. Eastern Tempe- 

 rate Asia, &c. 1823. 

 l&viga'ium (smooth), ij. July to September. N. 



Amer. 1772. 

 linarifo'lium (Linaria-leaved). i. July, August. 



England. 



macroca'rpum (large-podded). See H. ASCYRON. 

 macula' turn (spotted). 1-2. June, July, August. 



Britain. 



monta'num (mountain), i. July, August. Britain. 

 muti'lum (mutilated), i. July. N. 

 myrtifo'lium (myrtle-leaved). 



1818. 

 nepaule'nse (Nepaul). i. September. Nepaul. 



1826. 



nudicau'le (naked-stemmed). See H. SAROTHRA. 

 nudifto'rum (naked-flowered), i. July. N. Amer. 



1811. 

 ,, origanifo'lium (Origanum-leaved). See H. RHODO- 



PEUM. 

 .,, orienta'le (oriental). 1-2. July, August. Asia 



Minor. 



ptarmicczfo'lium (Ptarmica-leaved). 

 paludo'swn (marsh). 2. July, August. N. Amer. 



1821. 

 per folia' turn (stem-pierced-leaved). i. July. Greece; 



Asia Minor. 1739. 

 ., ,, latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 

 ,, perfora'tum (perforated), i. July. Britain. 

 ,, angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). i. July. 



Britain. 

 polyphy'llum (many-leaved). $. July, August. 



Cilicia. Procumbent. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). See H. DOLABRIFORME. 

 pu'lchrum (pretty). i. July, August. Europe 



(Britain). 



pusi'llum (small). See H. JAPONICUM. 

 pyramida'tum (pyramidal). See H. ASCYRON. 

 quadra' ngulum (square-stalked). i. July. Britain. 

 quinquene'rvium (five-nerved). See H. MUTILUM. 

 re'pens (creeping), . July. Eastern Europe. 



Creeping. 

 re' plans (creeping). \. June, July. Himalaya. 



Creeping. 



rhodo'peum (rose-like). Macedonia. 

 Riche'ri (Richer's). 2. July. Middle Europe. 1821. 

 rume'licum (Roumelia). Macedonia* 

 Saro'thra (Sarothra). i. N. Amer. 

 tetra'ptcrum (four- winged). See H. QUADRANGULUM. 

 tomento'sum (woolly), i. August. S. Europe. 1648. 

 tripline'rve (three-nerved), i. July. N. Amer. 



1821. 



virga'tum (twiggy). See H. ANGULOSUM. 

 virgi'nicum (Virginian), ij. August. N. Amer. 1800. 

 HYPH2E'NE. (From huphaino, to entwine ; referring 

 to the fibres of the fruit. Nat. ord. Palms [Palmaceae], 

 Linn. zz-Dicecia, 6-Hexandria. Allied to Latania.) 



H. theba'ica is the Doum Palm, and the Gingerbread- 

 tree of Egypt, the fleshy-fibrous part of the fruit having 

 the appearance and taste of that cake. Stove palm. 

 Seeds ; rich, sandy loam. 



H. coria'cea (leather- leaved). 20. Trop. Africa. 1824. 

 crini'ta (long-haired). Trop. S. Africa. 

 Cuci'phera (Cuciphera). Trop. Africa. 

 ,, natale'nsis (Natal). See H. CRINATA. 

 petersia'na (Petersian). See H. CRINITA. 

 Scha'tan (Schatan). Madagascar. 

 ,, theba'ica (Thebesan). 40. Trop. Africa. 



HYPOCALY'MMA. (From hupo, under, and kalumma, 

 a veil ; referring to the calyx falling off like a veil or 

 cape, on account of the cohesion of the points, or apex. 

 Nat. ord. Myrtleblooms [Myrtaceas]. Linn. iz-Icosandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia. Cut- 

 tings of young shoots in sand, under a bell-glass ; loam 

 and peat, with a little silver sand and pieces of charcoal. 

 Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 H. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 2. White. May. 



1843. 



robu'stum (robust), i. Rose. May. 1843. 

 sua've (s-weet-scentfd). See H. ANGUSTIFOLIUM. 



HYPCCALY'PTUS. (From hupo, under, and kalupio, 

 to veil ; referring to the two bractlets under the flower. 



Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosaj]. Linn. 16- 

 Monadelphia, ^-Decandria. Allied to Loddigesia.) 



A very old evergreen greenhouse plant, once called a 

 Crotolaria, and one of the best of that section. Cuttings 

 of young side-shoots in April, in sand, under a bell-glass ; 

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 H. obcorda'tus (reversed-egg-tewd). i. Purple. June. 



S. Africa. 1823. 



HYPOCEKE'RIS. (From hupo, under or below, and 

 chairo, to delight in ; that is, it delights to grow with its 

 leaves lying low or close to the ground, especially in dry 

 places. Nat. ord. Composite.) 



A large genus of perennial, rarely annual herbs, mostly 

 of a weedy character. H. maculatum, with blotched 

 leaves, is perhaps the best. Seeds and divisions. 

 Ordinary soil. 

 H. Achyro'phorus (Achyrophorus). i. Yellow. May. 



N. Africa ; Sicily. 1828. 



atne'nsis (/Etna). J. Yellow. July. Europe. 1763. 

 crete- nsis (Cretan). . Yellow. July. Greece; 



Sicily. 1773. 



macula' tus (blotched), i. Yellow. July. Europe 

 (Britain). 



HYPOCY'RTA. (From hupo, below, and kurtos, 

 curved ; the tube of the corolla is curved below. Nat. 

 ord. Gesneraceae.) 



Stove perennials. Seeds ; cuttings in sand in heat, 

 covered with a bell-glass. Loam, leaf -mould, with plenty 

 of sand. 

 H. brevi'calyx (short-calyxed). See ISOLOMA HYPOCYRTI- 



FLORUM 



cilio'sa (eye-lashed). See EPISCIA CILIOSA. 



di'scolor (two-coloured). See ALLOPLECTUS DICHROUS. 



,, gla'bra (smooth), i. Scarlet and yellow. S. Amer. 



1847. 



,, gra'cilis (slender), i. Scarlet. Brazil. 

 ,, leuco'stoma (white-mouthed). See BESLERIA LEUCO- 



STOMA. 



pulche'lla (pretty). Scarlet. Colombia. (B.M., 1.7468.) 

 pu'lchra (fair), i. Orange-yellow. Colombia. 1894. 

 sca'brida (rough), i. Scarlet, yellow. Brazil. 1847. 

 ,, strigillo'sa (stiff-haired), i. Scarlet, yellow. Brazil. 



1843. 



HYPODE'RRIS. (From hypo, under, and derris, a 

 skin. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. z^-Cryptogamia, 

 i-Filices.) 



A stove Fern. See FERNS. 

 H. Bro'wnii (Brown's), f-i. Brown. May. Trinidad. 



HYPOE'STES. (From hupo, under, and estes, covering ; 

 referring to the bracts covering the calyx. Nat. ord. 

 Acanthads [Acanthaceae]. Linn. z-Diandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Dicliptera.) 



Stove plants. Cuttings of young shoots in sandy soil, 

 under a glass, in heat ; peat and loam. Summer temp., 

 60 to 85 ; winter, 48 to 55. 



DECIDUOUS. 



H. co'chinchine'nsis (Cochin-China). White. July. 



China. Climber. 



,, moscha'ta (musky). 2. Australia. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. May. China. 1822. 

 Herbaceous. 



EVERGREEN 



H. arista'ta (awned). 2-3. White, rose-purple. S. 

 Africa. 1874. 



,, fastuo'sa (sumptuous). 2. Red. June. E. Ind. 1818. 



,, involucra'ta (involucred). i. White. July. E. Ind. 

 1811. 



,, sanguinole'nta (blood-red), ij. Purple. Mada- 

 gascar. 1865. 



,, se'rpens (creeping). J. July. Mauritius. 1820. 



HYPOLE'PIS. (From hupo, under, and lepis, a scale. 

 Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. z^-Crypiogamia, i- 

 Filices.) 



Ferns, with brown spores. The first two require the 

 stove, and the others a warm greenhouse. See FERNS. 

 H. aculea'ta (sharp- pointed). August. Jamaica, 

 amaurora'chis (dark-ribbed). See PTERIS RUGULOSA, 

 n#tm7o'te(Anthriscus-leaved). 10-18. Bourbon. 

 Mauritius, &c. 1855. 



